i also developed a tracking tools and i take it to stand up and note possible sig changes, i review the census for changes and i check the change of condition book daily for sig changes, the nurses have been educated to let me know when they think they have a condition change according to the guidelines this process went through survey with out any problems and i have not missed any condition changes, the nurse assistants had inservices on recognizing and reporting condition changes to the mds coordinator
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stacee Kunse Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 5:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: missed significant change--survey here They will probably want to see a prevention strategy-- a plan to prevent it from happening in the future. Attempt to figure out why it was missed and then go from there. We had missed one also, a few years ago on survey. The reason was that one of the MDS coordinators went off on leave, had made a note to monitor this resident for a change, and no one knew about it. From then on, we have had a tracking tool that we write any resident on that looks as if they may be having a change. Then we write whether we proceeded with significant change or not, and make notes accordingly in the chart. This way, hopefully no one will get missed. Just an idea. Good luck. This e-mail and any attachments are confidential information intended for the sole use of the addressee listed. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately via return e-mail, or call our Management Information Systems Coordinator at (989)673-4117, and delete the e-mail. Unauthorized use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail or attachments, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Stacee Kunse, RN MDS Coordinator Tuscola County Medical Care Facility 1285 Cleaver Road Caro, MI 48723 Phone: (989)673-4117 Fax: (989)673-6665 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/02/04 5:43 PM >>> surveyor found a resident that should have had a significant change done several months ago. Agreed that we missed it and then stated we will complete one tomorrow. Anything else we need to do? _________________________________________________________________ One-click access to Hotmail from any Web page * download MSN Toolbar now! http://clk.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/ /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/ /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/
